Naziru Surname

34,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Naziru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naziru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,6071:12,1271,243
Tanzania4371:121,14811,507
Romania3541:56,7176,952
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Moldova41:890,34246,069
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Nazîru (139) are calculated separately.

Naziru (51,145) may also be a first name.

Naziru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Naziru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Naziru is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Nazîru. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naziru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,277th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 471,228 people. The surname Naziru is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Naziru are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,162nd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 51,145 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,607 people, or 1 in 12,127. In Nigeria Naziru is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 26 percent reside, Zamfara, where 14 percent reside and Jigawa, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 2 percent reside.

Naziru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Naziru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nazîru94139/
Nazirou92659/
Naaziru926/
Nazirru925/
Nazziru923/
Nazhiru921/
Nazirus921/
Nnaziru921/
Naziruh921/
Naziruu921/
Nazirud921/
Nazirui921/
Nazairu921/
Naazirou861/
Naszirou861/
Nasiru83248,161/
Najiru8341/
Neziru8336/
Nazyru8311/
Nazeru8310/
Nagiru834/
Noziru832/
Nazssirou801/
Nashiru772,781/
Nasirou77199/
Nassiru77149/
Naiceru77126/
Nazerau7776/
Naisiru7727/
Nausiru7720/
Nasairu7717/
Nasirup7713/
Naasiru7711/
Nasiruu7710/
Ngasiru779/
Nazeeru778/
Nahsiru778/
Nasirru777/
Nasirus777/
Nasirud776/
Nasirui776/
Nazerou776/
Nasuiru774/
Nachiru773/
Nosairu773/
Nasirau773/
Nasireu772/
Nazerus772/
Nasirut772/
Nacirou771/
Najirou771/
Naysiru771/
Nadsiru771/
Nasihru771/
Nnasiru771/
Nhasiru771/
Nasoiru771/
Nassirou7116,339/
Nachirou71419/
Nadjirou716/
Nasirudd712/
Nassioru712/
Nagisrau711/
Nasisrou711/
Nnasairu711/
Naisheru711/
Nadsirou711/
Nesiru677,771/
Nosiru673,578/
Nageru67255/
Naseru6782/
Nasssirou6718/
Natchirou676/
Naassirou674/
Nassiorou673/
Nassairou672/
Nazeroush671/
Nassirrou671/
Nassirouy671/
Nassiroud671/
Nasiroush671/
Naissirou671/
Naisserou671/
Najeru671/
Naceru671/
Nassirudd671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naziru
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